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    FREEDOM AT LAST

    Jun 24, 2022 4 minutes
    BY PIETER VAN ZYL
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    MISHA JORDAAN

    ARED kite hangs forlornly in the branches of a tree – it got stuck there some months ago when Sean Davison and his three kids tried to fly it.

    “It’s better on the beach – there are too many trees here,” 12-year-old Finnian says earnestly.

    But the garden has been the only place Sean and his kids could fly the kite for the past three years.

    That’s how long Sean wasn’t allowed to leave his house in Pinelands, in Cape Town’s southern suburbs, except to go to work or seek medical attention. Everything else was forbidden, including beach outings, going to the shops or even

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